Tuesday, 3 December 2013

The eroded series of objects have been inspired by the natural
process of Erosion – where a solid material like stone gets eaten away
by an exogenic process like wind flow or water flow. This eating away
not only results in changing the quality of the solid object (like
smoothness or exposing the internal quality of the element) but also
leads to the formation of surfaces and pockets that then become suitable
for a different kind of inhabitation.This concept has been developed as a series of objects.IM Lab

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Give your books an original and dynamic arrangement: with Alpacbeto you can compose your own bookcase thanks to the honeycomb cardboard modules in the shape of letters. Choose the letters to compose a word or short message and place your books in the natural
concave of the letters.
The Alpacbeto letters are also available in brown and black.
Designer: Fabio BiavaschiGlook at lovli.it

Thursday, 21 November 2013

In its side walls there are placed aluminium bearings joint with a
wooden nut from the press. By turning the nut, the inner “walls”, are
brought into motion and this way they can be positioned against one
another, thereby creating space for any number of books. These can be
fixed by sufficient pressing and library can be carrying even without
emptying the bookcase.Mejdstudio

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

A new public art project will see benches shaped as open books. The benches - to be placed across London - will include one based on Michael Rosen's We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, another on J M Barrie's Peter Pan and a third on Kenneth Graeme's Wind in the Willows. The so-called "BookBenches" will be designed by international and
local artists, and aim to promote reading for enjoyment and to celebrate
stories linked to the capital.The Bookseller

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Monday, 11 November 2013

Serpentin is a very simple library play : an oak bar rhythmed by perpendicular bars on which the books of any size will be supported. A clever way to store books and to decorate its walls.
Material: Oak, red, gray, white or black.Thibault Pougeoise

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

A scaled-down version of REK bookcase. Like the original REK, the five parts can be pushed in or pulled out to position them according to the space needed. Entirely made of poplar plywood. The wood is finished with an organic linseed oil wax.Reinier de Jong

Thursday, 24 October 2013

"The front door of Mitt Romney’s soon to be constructed Hollady house opens to a massive living room, and to your left, around the fireplace, lies a study. If you look closely at the bookshelves there, you find something interesting: a secret door. The second bookshelf from the far wall is really a door that swivels out to reveal a hidden room... The architectural drawings say it’s for "office storage." It measures 11
feet long and is lined with cabinets. The "hidden door," as it’s
labeled on the documents, is masked as a bookshelf and swings into the
study."

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

"Bloomberg’s annual Billy index shows that the Swedish furniture chain’s signature bookcase remains cheapest in Europe with a price of 34.95 euros ($46.48) in Slovakia and the Netherlands.
The Dominican Republic topped the list, which is based on the 2014
catalog on Ikea’s website, with a price of 3,995 pesos ($94.72). The
bookshelf costs $59.99 in the U.S. and 349 yuan ($57) in China...

"For next year, the average cost globally is $58.93, little changed from $59.35 in the 2013 catalog. In
local currency, the bookcase’s price only changed in eight countries.
It was cut in the Dominican Republic and parts of Australia and
increased in Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Poland and the Netherlands, which saw the biggest percentage change at 17%...

"For 2014, the difference between the costliest and
the least expensive bookcase was $48.24, down from $72.14 in 2013."Bloomberg

Monday, 21 October 2013

The basic components
are the wooden oak shelves and vertical elements in aluminium which has
been anodised or painted black. Five dierent heights studied in order
to best organise various formats of objects and books. Each composition
can be embellished with accessories such as aluminium trays and sliding
trays, which are functional and removable, Available in the colours:
red, black, yellow. The sliding panels of the bookcases can be in
anodized aluminium or painted in red, blue, green, yellow, grey, white
or black.Charlotte Perriand for Cassina

Friday, 4 October 2013

Bookcase inspired by building architecture. It reflects the process and the impossibility of putting any end to this process, which is found in urban environment. This idea is applied to the interior, which undergoes similar never ending transformation in building one’s individual environment. The bookcase design is thus based upon a worker figurine, caught in the moment of finishing the ‘wall’ of this product.
Design by: Štefan Nosko
Photo: Allt Mejd Studio

Thursday, 3 October 2013

A cabinet that moves sidewards, right or left, depending on the volume inside the cabinet. Put it next to a wall or another cabinet and fill the cabinet with your stuff. Watch how the cabinet forms and becomes an unique model.Dewi van der Klomp

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

This body of work explores the structural and visual qualities of the bookend. Each artwork in these series utilize color, collection, and arrangement to highlight the unique possibilities of these utilitarian objects. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of these works is donated to public libraries nationwide. On show at Central Branch Library, Madison.Niki Johnson

Monday, 30 September 2013

The new apartment was still feeling a little empty and un-lived in so Simon and I set about on this fun little project! It took as about 4 days to put it all together but most that time was spent sourcing the materials so if you were smart about it (and know where to get things – unlike us) then you could do it in a day easy.

Thursday, 19 September 2013

A wall mounted bookshelf that helps you visualize your stack of read books vs. unread books; motivation to get some reading done. Each shelf is hand made to order in Brooklyn, NY. Constructed of red painted steel pipe fittings, dark walnut stained pine wood shelves, and black acrylic twine.Accommodates approximately 5-10 average sized books on each shelf.

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

A shelving system made up of flexible wooden planks that is adapting to the objects it preserves and displays. Chuck consists of six wooden planks with two stainless steel locking collars placed at the ends.
Chuck allows to experience intermediate room, to exploit the possibilities of the elements and to design individual room. The planks of wood can be lifted separately in order to display your favorite items. Depending on the quantity when filled, the planks stretch out and the wall shelf takes on a different shape.
The result is an intriguing interaction of flexibility and stability, a structure of waves that rise and fall which easily creates room for all of your favourite items.
Material: plywood, stainless steel.
Natascha Harra-Frischkorn

Monday, 9 September 2013

A library, a man-sized robot, a beautiful and distant childhood memory made real, a “new household hero”, created by Fabio Novembre. Robox embraces all these definitions and lends itself easily to satisfy a variety of uses.
This new design by Fabio Novembre is open to multiple interpretations adding to and personalizing its meaning and value.
This anthropomorphic bookshelf animates the space it occupies, with its bright red heart, ROBOX is exactly the same height as the designer who created it.
Dimensions
L/W 78 P/D 31 H 184Casamania

Monday, 5 August 2013

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Some hotels are giving the humble book another look, as they search for
ways to persuade guests, particularly younger ones, to spend more time
in their lobbies and bars. They are increasingly stocking books in a
central location, designating book suites or playing host to author
readings. While the trend began at boutique hotels like the Library
Hotel in New York, the Heathman Hotel in Portland, Ore., and the Study
at Yale in New Haven, it is expanding to chain hotels.

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

The OpenBook is a seat and a library that celebrates the printed form.
Its design represents an evolution from TILT’s original Library Chair which itself was designed for a Grade II listed building where shelving for books could not be installed so instead the books were incorporated into the chair design.
It is a comfortable reading space for those wanting a quieter moment, while also a showcase for books and magazines of any size and shape. At the same time the chair was to be open, exposing the user to others within the space allowing for serendipitous interaction.
The OpenBook Chair has a fully upholstered interior, including an upholstered side panel, offering additional comfort and sound insulation.
Studio Tilt

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

The shelf is divided in two parts enabling communication between these. So that the product becomes a mutable object. This adapts and changes its shape depending on the content in it. By putting books in a category, that becomes bigger allowing to store more books. Through this function, the product allows us to use different sections as comparators. We know, for example, who reads more books. Or what kind of books are the ones that you read more as it always displays the amount of books in each.

Behind the product lies a message that comes once the user has used the
shelf. Through its function, the object aims to bring users to the three
main socializing agents; individuals, institutions and
information. When someone uses the shelf to see who reads more books, it
creates a relationship between people who, even in person or not,
becomes a link between individuals. Something similar happens when
splitting our books by type or theme. The shelf reveals the institution
that we’re closer. And, always, refers to information because it
represents an indication of the level of information consumed.

Monday, 24 June 2013

A stacking, modular shelf made from four pieces of precision milled Birch-ply. The shelves can be used as a single unit for magazines, books and files, or stacked in several configurations. The maximum spine length for stacking is 117mm.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

A bookcase with four sliding tabs (vertical panels) which allows the
user to organize books in various ways. By repositioning tabs, zones for
different types of books can be created. At the same time, it will
naturally create various looks depending on the placement you choose.EJ

Tuesday, 4 June 2013

The PENGUIN LIBRARY wallpaper is a collage of front covers of those iconic early paperbacks from this famous publishing house and includes Ariel, the very first Penguin paperback published in 1935. The book covers were chosen for their diversity of colour and to illustrate the breadth of Penguin’s publishing backlist. Great care was taken in the design to truly represent the original paperbacks in all their, sometimes well-read and a little worn, glory. The resulting PENGUIN LIBRARY wallpaper is a glorious colourful ‘conversational piece’ which we hope will be received with as much affection as the books themselves.Osborne & Little

Thursday, 30 May 2013

Monday, 20 May 2013

An artisanal wooden bookshelf made of modular elements. All the modules are designed to rotate around a central axis
providing support for the books. The bottom part can be used as an
hanging device. Multiple shelves can be endlessly combined to customise
your space.Fusillo comes in 3 versions: solid oak, glossy and opaque white lacquered MDF.Andviceversa

Monday, 13 May 2013

"A decent library can mark a hotel out from its competitors, give it a nicely intellectual feel, and supply guests with another reason to stay in and buy a drink. It is perhaps a shame when hotels decide that a task as fun and indeed personal as choosing their libraries' contents should not be done in-house by someone familiar with the locale. But swankier operations may be nervous about choosing inappropriately and tainting their brand, and anyway they may not have a bookworm on staff. Thus it becomes sensible to invest a bit of money—up to $30,000 in some cases—to ensure a bit of professional nous is applied to the selection. Those hotels that use the Ultimate Library's services do not necessarily let Mr Blackwell’s team get on with the job unimpeded. “With one hotel,” he says, “we had to come up with 150 books and justify each one.”
The Economist

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